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Voyage
Transportation
Isaac Dawes was transported on the Adelaide, departing 8th Aug 1849 and arriving 29th Nov 1849 with 304 passengers.
The 'ADELAIDE’ was built 1832 in Calcutta. Wood ship of 640 Tons. 1849 voyage: Departed London 17 Aug 1849. The convicted persons were then known as 'Exiles' because they had served part of their sentence in England and providing they were of good conduct were to be given a 'Ticket of Leave' or Conditional Pardon upon arrival in Australia. The 'Adelaide' arrived at Hobart, VDL on 29 Nov 1849 and disembarked 40 men. The ship then sailed to Port Phillip, Victoria but was refused entry and so sailed on to Port Jackson, New South Wales arriving there 24 Dec 1849. 1855 voyage: departed Portland, England on 19 April 1855, arriving Fremantle, Western Australia on 18 July 1855. 260 convicts, 1 death. The ship also carried 30 Pensioner Guards and their families.
Adelaide (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 92, Class and Piece Number HO11/16, Page Number 96 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
Claims
"3rd Great Grand Uncle."
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Convict Notes
1849/50 - UK, Royal Navy Medical Journals, Ship; Adelaide. Placed on Sick List; 25 Sept 1849 Age; 40 years old Disease; Philymon? Discharged; 2 October 1849
NSW Convict Exiles Index. Isaac Dawes, age 40, per Adelaide, 24/12/1849. Trial at Stafford, Staffordshire. 10 years. District, Newcastle. NSW Convict Index. Isaac Dawes, age 40, per Adelaide, 1849. Ticket of Leave, No 49/1388. District, Newcastle; Tried Staff. Ass. Index to Colonial Secretary Letters Received, re Isaac Dawes, Adelaide. Letter received 1856. THE undermentioned prisoners of the Crown have obtained tickets of leave since last publication:— COUNTY OF NORTHUMBERLAND. Newcastle. Isaac Dawes, Adelaide; NSW Govt Gazette, 7 Jun 1850. Brisbane Hospital. The following were the deaths which occurred during the fortnight:—Isaac Daws, aged 66, shepherd, admitted from Townsville, 15th March, died 18th March, senile decay ; The Week (Brisbane) 7 Apr 1883.